1. Latin American Writers
However, during this decade, a literary explosion of Latin American literature took place named "The Boom." ... Twenty million Latin American children died before the age of one. ... Fidel Castro's oust of the Batista dictatorship drew world interest on problems in Latin America and the forces in conflict there.5 Latin American writers had long been in the shadow of Anglo-European writers, partially because of the language barrier. During the "Boom," widespread interest in Latin American novels grew. ... The Europeans and Americans looked down on Latin America as a third world count...
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